Motor-propelled fire apparatus.



S. W. LUITWIELER.

MOTOR PROPELLED FIRE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 8. I9II.

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Specicat-on of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. ai, 1915.

Appn'eano'n led'nvemeers, rei-1; serial stazza Be it known that I,1 SAMUEL W. LnrrwmLnR`,-ofV Rochester, the county of Monroe and State of yN ew York, have' invented certain new and useful Improvements in MotorLPropelled Fire Apparatus; and I do* hereby` declare the following to" befa1 full,

clear, and exact description of the same, ref-V erence being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of-this specication; and

the'type which the motor is arranged to'n be used alternately for driving the vehicle, andfor driving a pump' on the vehicle.

A .further object of my invention istlieZ provlsion of a novel construction andarrangement of parts-for thefra'me or' body of the vehicle so` as to support the engine, the transmission gear, andthe pump, all in ar manner which vsecures greater rigidity of the machine 1nechanismand enables the* parts to be 'assembled readily and securely.

A further object ofmy invention consists in.' ina-king provision for locking the'gclutch control between the engine and they pump when the latter is operating,l and toprevent the same from` being accidentally discon-y nected.'

To' these and other endsthe inventionconi.

sists certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as willy be hereinafter morey fully described, the novelV features being pointed out iny the claimsat the end of thek specification. Y

In the drawings: Figurel' isa view in side elevation of an apparatus embodying a preferred form of my improvements, and showing only such parts of the structure as are necessary for an kunderstanding of the invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view-V of the forward part of the machine; Fig. '3'

Fig. 8 is ai transverse sectional View taken'- on-the line z/-g/ of Fig. 3, showing the dis'- c'onn'ect'ing means for the clutch; Fig. 9v is a detail side 'elevation of the engine', trans# missiongear casing, and clutch controlling devices looking` in the opposite direction fromL Fig. 1; Fig. 10y is a detaily view in end elevation of the disconnecting means; Fig. 1-1 is a view in side' elevation of the'same; Figi 12'? aV sectional View on the line of Fig. 11, and Fig'.v 13V is a detail view of the front bearing for the pump.y e

Similar' reference numerals throughouttheseveral"Iiguresindicate the same parts.

Inthe presenty embodiment of the inventiong'lflhave discloseda preferred form of a machine, omitting such details of the mechanism'as-are not necessary to a` fully and complete understanding of the inven-v tion.

l designatesthe engine, and2fis thetrans`` mission` gear casing yinclosing the improved form of transmission gearing disclosed man application filed by me March 11,r 1911, Se rial No. 613,752; and 3 designates the pump, preferably of theI triplex type', as embodied in an application filed by me December 29,v 1910,.Serial No'. 599,844, the parts just re'- ferred to being supported on the frameofthe' machineL in aA manner that will now bey described. vf The framey preferably includes side pieces 4,on which are mounted the hangers 5' which extend transversely of the machine, and downwardly below the side pieces, as shown clearly in Figs.y 6 and 7. Supported on the hangers 5 are the longitudinally arranged beams 6, onwhich the engine is supported by means of the legs 7, which are suitably se-y cured to the engine and bolted to the beams 6, asappearing in Fig. 6. l fr l The gear casing 2y is supported onvr the beams 6, as shown in Fig. 7, and incloses a transmission gear which includes the driv# ingk shaft 8, jack-shaft 9, and the supplemental shaft 10, the latter being provided with a suitable sprocket 11 by means of which chain connection is made to the pump 3. The sprockets 12 are provided on the jack-shaft 9 and afford a means for connecting the engine with the driving wheels of the vehicle through suitable chains. The jack-shaft 9 is suitably mounted in a portion of the gear casing and in the outriggers 13 which are supported on the side pieces 4, as shown in Fig. 7. Lugs 14 are also formed on the hanger 5, as shown, for a purpose that will now be made clear. The side pieces 4: are connected at the rear of the machine by a cross bar 15, which latter is connected to,

and has a bearing on a transversely ar through the lugs 14, previously referred to.v

The engine is adapted to be connected to the transmission gears through the clutch 19, which may be of any approved type, and is preferably ofthe form disclosed in the present embodiment. The clutch is arranged to be actuated by the operating member 20 which is pivotally connected to the pull rod 21, to which is secured the laterally projecting pin 22, the latter being arranged for cooperation with the slotted Wallsof a yoke 28. Said yoke is connected by means of suitable devices, as shown, With the controlling lever 24 arranged at thefront of the machine, to operate the clutch. The yoke 23 carries pins 2 5 arranged transversely thereof, and adapted to engage a cooperating surface `on the bifurcated Wedge 26, the latter being operable from a lever 27 through the connecting rod 2S. Vhen thev Wedge 26 is in the position shown in Fig. 11, with its Widest portion engaging the pins 22, and 25, respectively, longitudinal movement of the yoke 23 actuates the pull rod 21 thereby operating the clutch to connect or disconnect the engine from the driving shaft. When the apparatus reaches a iire, the transmission is operated so that the engine is disconnected from the driving Wheels of the vehicle and operatively connected to the pump, and under these conditions it is desirable to prevent operation of the clutch from the front of the machine so as to obviate the unintentional or inadvertent disconnection of the pump; to this end, the lever 27,may be operated tomove the Wedge 26 so as to bring the narroWest portion of the latter in alinement With the pull rod 21. With the parts in this position, if the yoke 23 is actuated, the slots in the Walls thereof merely move along on the pin 22, Without moving having a single bearing at the front. The

pump frame is provided With suitable trunnions engaging bearings which are mounted on the side pieces t. At the front, the pump frame carries an extension 31., which has slidable engagement With a socket formed in the bracket 32, the latter beingiXed to the frame ofthe machine in any suitable manner.

While I have described a preferred form of my invention, it is to be understood that I am not limited to the exact construction herein disclosed,y but may adopt certainv changes and modifications Without'departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a motor propelled re apparatus, the combination With an engine, of a drive shaft, a clutch for operatively connecting the engine and drive shaft, an operating member for the clutcha lever, connections between the lever and the operating member including an adjustable element Which serves to connect and disconnect the lever with the operating member.

2. In a motor propelled re apparatus, the combination With an engine, of a drive shaft, a clutch for operatively connecting the engine and drive shaft, an operating member for the clutch, a lever controlling the operating member, and meansmovable Withv the lever andl adapted to be moved independently of the lever for disconnecting it from the operating member.

SAMUEL W. LUITVIELER. Witnesses:

I-I. E. STONEBRAKER, LI-IENiur W. HALL.

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